A comprehensive assessment method of hydropower development impact on runoff and sediment change

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 953-960

  Liu, Xinyou ^a,b   He, Daming ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yunnan Bureau of Hydrology and Water Resources Manage   (China)

Author keywords

Evaluation method; Hydropower development; Lancang River; The features of runoff and sediment

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DISTURBANCE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CHINA; MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 84864378082     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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